Finding Our “Why” in the Indaba Community

by | Apr 21, 2024 | Sauti Yetu

My name is Aya Salama. Since 2019, I’ve had the privilege of being involved with the Indaba community, starting when I first applied to host an IndabaX in Egypt. Throughout the years, I’ve contributed to various committees including the IndabaX Steering...

From Consumers to Creators of Machine Learning

by | Mar 18, 2024 | Sauti Yetu

Becoming creators of machine learning  We have heard calls for us, the African Machine Learning (ML) community, to move beyond being consumers of the latest ML techniques (such as 1 and 2). Whether we are solving African problems or core theoretical challenges,...

A message from the 2024 General Chairs

by | Jan 24, 2024 | Annual Indaba, Mission

2024 General Chairs: Emily Muller, Daouda Tandiang Djiba and Elizabeth Benson In 2024, we will be gathering in Dakar, Senegal for the sixth annual Deep Learning Indaba. While there will be many announcements to follow with more information about the event and the...

What the Indaba Means to Me

by | Jan 24, 2024 | Sauti Yetu

I was first introduced to the Deep Learning Indaba in 2018. At the start of this year, I had quite literally packed my bags and left a career in Physiotherapy to start from scratch in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to this, I’d been working as a clinical...